Sentence examples for clout within from inspiring English sources

And it has political clout within the currency club.

Britain's seat on the UN security council was discussed, and our clout within the EU.

In that role, he would remain a national figure and wield tremendous clout within the party.

But he lacks Mr Müntefering's clout within the SPD and has become publicly testy about Ms Merkel's foreign policy.

The Lib Dems might also be minded to go into opposition rather than coalition if they are left with too few MPs to have much clout within government.

"Now, all of a sudden, you put these two companies together, and it becomes a contest to see who has the most clout within the firm.

Senior European officials who deal with the administration on missile defense say they enjoy dealing with Secretary Powell but remain unsure what clout he carries within the inner circle of decision-makers.

As the poster boy for the country's public broadcasting network, Ghomeshi's personal clout and reach within Canada and beyond was tangible, albeit limited.

More importantly, they are toothless political and media creations rather than organisations with serious clout to shift opinion within communities they claim to represent.

Capital cities like Delhi and Beijing have money and political clout to tackle pollution within their boundaries, but are unable to check "transboundary" pollution that may originate hundreds of miles away, even in other countries.

The university, which is the oldest in the English-speaking world, launched its Oxford Thinking campaign in 2004, to beef up its fundraising clout to put it within reach of US universities such as Harvard, Stanford and Yale which have a strong tradition of philanthropic funding.